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Texans, severe weather season is gearing up to give us a show through the weekend! First round of storms will begin Friday morning through about noon. Plentiful moisture already in place, interacts with a eastward moving dryline and kicks off some strong thunderstorms. The worst of the storms will actually remain around the Mississippi river [read more...]
Texas weather seems to only be marginally accurate out to 6 hours, beyond that its anyone guess it would seem. Today's storms did not materialize as anticipated during the day, however a retreating cold front and approaching trough mean round two of severe weather potential is upon us! A cluster of severe thunderstorms has already [read more...]
Brief update… severe storm potential still in the works today, however the bulk of the severe will now reside just east of the metroplex. A dryline will move across the region during the day, acting as a focus for some severe weather development. The primary risks will be high winds, followed by large hail. The [read more...]
Strong winds and a fire hazard exist for Saturday across north Texas. Additionally, a slight chance of thunderstorms exists across the eastern parts of north Texas on Saturday afternoon. A strong low pressure system currently located over the Texas panhandle will send a dryline through the region Saturday mid-day, increasing winds and posing a fire [read more...]
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for parts of north central Texas, including the DFW metroplex, expiring at 10pm. Thunderstorms are developing inside a destabilizing air mass along a cold front moving eastward. The storms arrival now brings it through the region within the next 2 or so hours, or before 5:30 to 6:00pm. [read more...]
Current forecasts from the Storm Prediction Center and our local weather forecast office have mentioned a severe storm risk for Wednesday late afternoon through evening. Currently the computer models agree on the location for storm initiation across the western parts of north Texas near Wichita Falls through Breckenridge at 4 to 6pm. The storms will [read more...]
I thought Winter was over… but it apparently has one last bite before fading away. Snowfall is possible across the northern areas of the region on Saturday evening. Accumulations will be light, if any. Areas around the Red River could receive up to 1 inch of accumulation on exposed areas. Prior to the snow however [read more...]
Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for nearly all of North Texas, until 3:00pm today. A developing line of thunderstorms is approaching from the west, currently located from Mineral Wells through Wichita Falls. This line already has embedded severe thunderstorms, and will continue to gain intensity as it travels twards the DFW Metroplex. Today's primary [read more...]
Hey Texans, it’s been a bit since I sent out the last e-mails. However, being a severe weather enthusiast, my days brighten when your days darken.(maybe a new catch phrase?) Anyways, our first batch of spring time storms moved through the area Sunday and Monday. They even produced the first two spring time tornadoes of [read more...]
Hey folks, looks like all of north Texas will receive some snowfall yet again on Tuesday Feb 23. Counties south of I-20 are currently under a Winter Storm Watch with forecasts estimating 4+ inches of snow, while counties in and north of the metroplex are forecast to receive 1-3 inches. Isolated areas of the southern [read more...]
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